Fodder-binder



(No Model.)

G. W. WILLISON.

FODDBR BINDER.

No. 423,010. Pat entedMarrll, 1890.

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UNITED STATES PATE T OFFICE.

GEORGE W. VVILLISON, OF MARYSVILLE, OHIO.

FODDER-BINDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 423,010, dated March11, 1890.

*7 Application filed November 12, 1889. Serial No. 330,103. (No model.)

;0 at whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. WILLIsoN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Marysville, in the county of Union and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Fodder-Binders; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to certain improvements in corn-fodder binders; andmy said invention consists of a pointed bar that is passed through theshock, provided with a handle whereby it is turned, a cross-bar throughwhich said pointed bar passes loosely, having a slot at one end and anopening at the other through which the binding-cord is passed, abinding-cord both ends of which are secured to the base of the pointedbar and are wound upon the same, and two clamps arranged upon the backof the curved cross-bar so as to engage the binding-cord and hold thesame from slipping when once it has been tightened, as will more fullyhereinafter appear.

My invention is designed to provide a cornfodder binder whereby theshock is compactly and symmetrically compressed, an equal draft on bothends of the cord is created, and after the cord has been tightly drawnaround the shock said cord may be so held and prevented from slippingwhile the permanent band is being applied around the shock, and to thisend I proceed as follows, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, wherein Figure 1 is a plan view of a corn-fodder binderconstructed according to my invention. Fig. 2 is an edge view, and Fig.3 a rear View, of the curved bar, showing the clamps for the cordapplied thereto. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail of same.

The letter A designates the pointed bar, that is passed through theshock, which bar is enlarged at its handle end, as at A, and is providedwith a handle A whereby it is turned.

B is the curved bar, through which the pointed bar A passes loosely,said curved bar being provided with an opening a at one end and a slot bat the other, through which the binding-cord C is passed, so that anequal draft on both ends of the cord is created in order to uniformlyand symmetrically compress the shock. One end of the cord 0 ispermanently secured to the part A of the bar A, and then, after passingthrough the slot Z), around the shock, and through the hole a, its otherend is secured upon a pin F. It will thus be seen that upon turning thebar A both ends of the cord will be wound upon the base thereof. Thusequal strain is exerted upon the cord. A symmetrical and compactlycompressed shock will therefore be the result, and the parts may be madelight, so as to be easily handled.

To secure the cord after it has been tightly drawn around the shock andprevent slipping or loosening thereof while the permanent binder isbeing applied to the shock, so that the binder may be used by one man,cams D 'D are pivoted at each side of the curved bar B, as shown in Fig.3, between which cams and shoulders E the cord passes on its way to thebar A, so that upon pressing the cams D upon the cord said cord will besecurely clamped against the shoulder E, and thus held from slipping;The binder will thus remain in its wound-up position, without danger ofunwinding while the attendant applies the permanent band. Then upondisengaging the cams the bar A may be turned backward to unwind thecord, one end of which cord is then removed from the pin F and thenwithdrawn from around the shock.

A simple, practical, and inexpensive device is thus provided for use offarmers in binding their corn-fodder shocks.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States- 1. A corn-fodder binder composed ofthe pointed bar A, having shouldered end A and handle A curved bar B,with slot 1) in one end and hole a in the other, cord O, wound at bothends upon the bar A, and clamps ar- E and clamps D D, substantially asand for ranged at each side of the bar B to engage the purposesspecified. the cord 0, as described and shown, forthe In testimonywhereof I affix my signature purposes specified; in presence of twoWitnesses.

2. In a fodder-binder of the nature de- GEORGE W. WILLISON. scribed, incombination with the handled Witnesses: pointed bar and cord Wound atitsends there- GEO. M. MOPECK,

on, the curved bar B,having the shoulders E MADISON BAUGHMAN.

